Malicious PDF — malware analysis report

Static analysis result for SHA-256 a1ceebda04d6b2aa…

MALICIOUS

PDF

85.5 KB Created: 2021-09-07 16:58:45 +03:00 Authoring application: wkhtmltopdf 0.12.5 (via Qt 5.11.3) First seen: 2021-10-16
MD5: 159b286f2d96986d299450dc00928d47 SHA-1: 171922279322450f044ce8f7c14c3e69c5833834 SHA-256: a1ceebda04d6b2aa1ccc9f2ff7b81a524df5ed6dc9eacbf4bd28c969a8a68af0
164 Risk Score

Malware Insights

MITRE ATT&CK
T1566.001 Spearphishing Attachment

This PDF file contains embedded JavaScript and numerous external URIs, many of which point to compromised WordPress sites acting as link farms. The ML classifier and ClamAV detection strongly indicate malicious intent. The embedded JavaScript likely facilitates the redirection to these malicious sites, which are designed to host further malicious content or phishing pages.

Machine Learning

  • Nyx PDF Classifier malicious score 0.9951

Heuristics 7

  • ClamAV: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0 critical CLAMAV_DETECTION
    ClamAV detected this file as malware: Pdf.Phishing.Trojan-d2568dad23a94d95-d2568dad23a94d95-10044375-0
  • PDF link farm points to compromised-WordPress upload storage medium PDF_COMPROMISED_CMS_UPLOAD_LINK_FARM
    PDF contains multiple clickable links, across many distinct hosts, whose targets are random-slug files parked in the upload directories of vulnerable WordPress form plugins (FormCraft, Super Forms). This is the hallmark of the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains hosted on compromised sites. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Small PDF is a non-clustered link farm on disposable hosting medium PDF_SEO_DISPOSABLE_LINK_FARM
    Small PDF contains many clickable external PDF links spread thin across many distinct hosts (no single dominant host), corroborated by a utm_term SEO-redirector link and/or links parked on free/disposable content hosts. This is the 'free document/template' SEO phishing PDF family, which ranks for search queries and routes users into payload/redirect chains, rather than a normal document citation pattern. The PDF itself carries no exploit — the risk is the linked destinations.
  • Embedded JS stream low PDF_JS
    PDF references a /JS stream. Generic JavaScript is common in benign forms; specific dangerous APIs are scored by separate rules.
  • External URI info PDF_URI
    PDF contains an external URL action
  • Object number defined twice with different bodies info PDF_DUPLICATE_OBJ_BODY_INCREMENTAL
    The same indirect object (N G) is defined more than once with different body bytes. First-wins and last-wins readers will resolve different content, which is a parser-confusion shape used by targeted PDFs. Body-only differences are common in benign incremental updates, so severity is raised only when the duplicate carries active content.
  • Embedded URL info EMBEDDED_URL
    One or more URLs were extracted from the document. The URL itself is not a detection — see the per-URL labels for which channel (macro, JS, link annotation, document body, ...) reached each URL.
    URL https://alenakovalchuk.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/05b2656fe23cad0250c69860189c2b4f/wapijadavikakivodebeseka.pdf In PDF document text
    • http://makaifruits.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16078b48d98122---renukavawowokina.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.orarestauratorisaf.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16081ab9baa146---kobeli.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://hyundaia.ru/userfiles/file/fukasu.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://hnkingdee.cn/Files/file/2021630104255.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://benedictinoselrosal.org/ckfinder/userfiles/files/59377013385.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://evocative.ru/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160b9ec1d302a6---siresoburararemow.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://mls.lighting/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/63a298b8d3a9ce439ddbae84d81b2df0/bujevomemorigoj.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://pabausa.org/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a521880ab12---xilifosemafupewor.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://suhrsmad.dk/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/160a477989fb10---gefufobinuxefujeparev.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://wpsqld.com.au/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/ed066fd776b41e04257cf03dc5b9ba8c/53234813111.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nam.it/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/1606ef7fcdbba0---ximupewubevaxew.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://quickfix-poland.com/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16117247583629---lujikigofegoxez.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://przychodnia-felinskiego.pl/uploads/editor/file/matikegowafaketopemuza.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.auditek.fr/wp-content/plugins/formcraft/file-upload/server/content/files/16125c3544f3c7---sulavomoriz.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://www.beewellrx.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/tmp/8458943166.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://classiccar-jp.com/js/upload/files/wusanixanununifapeg.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://skolicka.eu/foto/images/file/7992889745.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://svetpoznaniyaonline.ru/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/c7ce038c72ddc9a8cfc8699605ec3054/nefato.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://cokhihoangvinh.com/uploads/userfiles/file/gelirokoxeforolazuwizog.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://whitelightdesign.com/wp-content/plugins/super-forms/uploads/php/files/bc925fab8f951823268e37e290ebe0ec/6928805064.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://natproperty.com/userfiles/files/suderenorovajiduf.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://www.cbs-emballages.com/upload/file/muzewedamepi.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://nationalshield-uae.com/userfiles/files/rigaxoxoruxazosuviku.pdfIn PDF document text
    • http://xn--80aamdqpfpr.xn--p1ai/upload_picture/84991212843.pdfIn PDF document text
    • https://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Uplcv/~3/cv9VXjIrmdE/uplcv?utm_term=jazz+chord+voicing+piano+pdfPDF link annotation
    • http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#In PDF document text
    • http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/pdf/1.3/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/In PDF document text
    • http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/rights/In PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.netIn PDF document text
    • http://dejavu.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/LicenseIn PDF document text

Extracted artifacts 3

Files carved from inside the sample during analysis.

FilenameKindSourceSize
font_00_sfnt_off0000e3a8.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xE3A8 16792 bytes
SHA-256: 9d2294e344127da9ddc2b77d68b1576b6b78373885bc9da2859f180a98f2c1e1
font_01_sfnt_off0000fbbf.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0xFBBF 10572 bytes
SHA-256: ad046c6721d7913233c375b79ef3e370fd712cb43ad4f5300deb74335a01c34c
font_02_sfnt_off000113a6.bin pdf-font-stream PDF embedded font (sfnt) at offset 0x113A6 20084 bytes
SHA-256: 27b79f97c30db341fdbe70ac6224d1c18733d5f34b1453b64d1f8d18429ef0fa